National Sports
Canada beats Czechia 3-2 in overtime for 24th Hlinka Gretzky Cup gold medal
By The Canadian Press on August 5th, 2023
BŘECLAV, Czechia – Forward Malcolm Spence scored a game-winner with seven seconds left in the first overtime period as Canada beat Czechia 3-2 to capture gold at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Saturday. Spence stripped the puck off Czechia’s Ondrej Kos near centre ice in the extra frame before skating in on a breakaway and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Carol Zhao loses in qualifying at National Bank Open in Montreal
By The Canadian Press on August 5th, 2023
MONTREAL – Canada’s Carol Zhao lost 6-3, 6-3 to Spain’s Critstina Bucsa in qualifying at the National Bank Open on Saturday. Zhao won 58.7 per cent of her first serve points compared to 69.4 per cent from Bucsa. The 28-year-old Zhao from Richmond Hill, Ont., is ranked 245th in the world. Last month, she advanced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians Draxl and Martin drop opening matches at NBO Toronto qualifying
By The Canadian Press on August 5th, 2023
TORONTO – Canada’s Liam Draxl dropped a 7-6 (6), 6-4 decision to Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman in first-round qualifying play at the National Bank Open on Saturday. Draxl, from Newmarket, Ont., was one of five Canadians entered in the 28-man qualification draw. In another early match, Aleksandar Vukic of Australia posted a 6-3, 6-4 win over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada beats France to win gold in 3×3 FIBA Women’s Series event in Prague
By The Canadian Press on August 5th, 2023
PRAGUE, Czechia – Edmonton’s Michelle Plouffe had 15 points and five rebounds as Canada beat France 20-17 to capture gold in a 3×3 FIBA Women’s Series event in Prague. Katherine Plouffe, Michelle’s twin sister, added five points and eight rebounds for the Canadians. Kacie Bosch of Lethbridge, Alta., and American-born Jamie Scott round out the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veselinovic misses penalty as Whitecaps eliminated by Tigres in Leagues Cup
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on August 4th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Vanni Sartini let out a sigh as he began his post-match press conference. The Vancouver Whitecaps head coach had just seen his team lose 5-3 on penalties against Mexican side Tigres UANL in the Leagues Cup competition. The shootout loss, which followed a 1-1 draw in regulation time, marked Vancouver’s elimination from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Friday’s sports scoreboard for August 4, 2023
By The Canadian Press on August 4th, 2023
Friday’s Scoreboard CFL Calgary 20 Toronto 7 — Major League Baseball American League Toronto 7 Boston 3 Tampa Bay 8 Detroit 0 Seattle 9 L.A. Angels 7 Houston 7 N.Y. Yankees 3 Cleveland 4 Chicago White Sox 2 National League Atlanta 8 Chicago Cubs 0 Washington 6 Cincinnati 3 (10 innings) Pittsburgh 8 Milwaukee 4 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampeders hand Argonauts first loss of 2023, Calgary earns first home win
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on August 4th, 2023
CALGARY – Desperate for both a win and a home win, the Calgary Stampeders ground out a 20-7 victory over the defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts on Friday. Toronto’s streak of six wins to start the 2023 CFL season halted in Calgary, while the Stampeders (3-5) picked up their first victory at McMahon Stadium. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veselinovic misses penalty in shootout as Whitecaps fall to Tigres in Leagues Cup
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on August 4th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Tigres UANL beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 5-3 on penalties in round of 32 Leagues Cup action at B.C. Place on Friday. Pedro Vite opened the scoring for the Whitecaps, firing a half volley past a stranded Nahuel Guzman in the 10th minute after Ryan Gauld’s intended cross to Brian White was deflected to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Argonauts lose first game of CFL season 20-7, Stampeders earn first home win
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on August 4th, 2023
CALGARY – The Calgary Stampeders handed the Toronto Argonauts their first loss and won their first home game of the season in a 20-7 victory Friday. The Stampeders (3-5) avoided falling to 2-6 to start a season for the first time since 2004 and halted the winning streak of the defending Grey Cup champions (6-1). ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Para swimmers collect 5 more world medals
By The Canadian Press on August 4th, 2023
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – Nicholas Bennett of Parksville, B.C., and Danielle Dorris of Moncton, N.B., led a five-medal Canadian performance Friday with their second golds at the Manchester 2023 Para Swimming World Championships. Tess Routliffe of Caledon, Ont., collected silver, while Nicolas-Guy Turbide of Quebec City and Shelby Newkirk of Saskatoon, Sask., each received a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scarborough, Edmonton prevail in CEBL play-in games, advance to semis
By The Canadian Press on August 4th, 2023
TORONTO – The Scarborough Shooting Stars poured it on in the final quarter on Friday to bounce the Brampton Honey Badgers 98-74 in a Canadian Elite Basketball League play-in game held at Toronto’s Pan Am Sports Centre. Cat Barber led the Shooting Stars with a CEBL playoff-record 32 points, including seven 3s, and seven assists. ... Read More »
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